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Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Rosters
Twelve men's teams competed in basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Group A Australia The following players represented Australia: * Andy Campbell (basketball), Andy Campbell * Andris Blicavs * Tony Barnett * Ed Palubinskas, Eddie Palubinskas * Ian Watson (basketball), Ian Watson * John Maddock (basketball), John Maddock * Michael Tucker (basketball), Michael Tucker * Perry Crosswhite * Peter Walsh (basketball), Peter Walsh * Ray Tomlinson (basketball), Ray Tomlinson * Robbie Cadee * Russell Simon * Head coach: Lindsay Gaze Canada The following players represented Canada: * Alex Devlin, Alexander Devlin * Martin Riley (basketball), Martin Riley * Bill Robinson (basketball), Bill Robinson * John Cassidy (basketball), John Cassidy * Derek Sankey * Bob Sharpe (basketball), Robert Sharpe * Cameron Hall (basketball player), Cameron Hall * Jamie Russell * Bob Town, Robert Town * Romel Raffin * Lars Hansen (basketball), Lars Hansen * Phil Tollestrup, Philip Tollestrup * Head coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition. Medal summary Qualification A single NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the three medal winners from the previous Olympic Games for the men's tournament, and the three first places at the 1975 FIBA World Championship for the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental qualifica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (basketball)
John Richard Cassidy (born 9 June 1947) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Dalhousie University alumni Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players from Calgary 1970 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Scott (basketball)
Daniel Scott (born 11 January 1953) is a Cuban basketball coach and former player. As a player, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ .... References 1953 births Living people Cuban basketball coaches Cuban men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Santa Cruz del Sur Sportspeople from Camagüey Province 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Padrón (basketball)
Angel Padrón (born 22 August 1953) is a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References 1953 births Living people Cuban men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi .... ReferencesAlejandro Urgelles Guibot's profile at databaseOlympics* 1951 births 1984 deaths Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Cuban men's basketball players 1970 FIBA World Championship players 1974 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Ortiz (basketball)
Alejandro Ortiz (born 3 May 1952) is a Cuban former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ .... References 1952 births Living people Cuban men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Donohue (basketball)
John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian basketball coach. Donohue was the head coach of the senior Canadian men's national basketball team for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013. Coaching career Donohue served as a basketball coach for St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School. He then served as the head coach of Power Memorial Academy, from 1959 to 1965. At Power Memorial, Donohue had a career win–loss record of 163–30, including winning 71 straight games with the star center of his team, Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Donohue's 1963–64 Power Memorial team was named, "The High School Team of The Century". Donohue went on to work as the head coach of the College of the Holy Cross, from 1965 to 1972. With Holy Cross, he compiled a record of 106–66. Donohue was also the head basketball coach of the senior men's Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Tollestrup
Phil Tollestrup (born October 12, 1949) is a former Canadian basketball player and Olympian. Among his accomplishments, he was the fourth overall scorer in the 1976 Summer Olympics (21.3 ppg), where Canada competed for the bronze medal; was drafted in the NBA by the Buffalo Braves in 1973; was a First Team CIAU All-Canadian (1973); was the University of Lethbridge's Male Athlete of the Year (1973); and was a First Team Canada West All-Star. International career Tollestrup played for the Canadian men's national basketball team from 1971 to 1979. This included representing Canada in the 1976 Olympics. Tollestrup played well in these Olympics, being the tournament's fourth overall leading scorer with 21.3 ppg. The '76 Olympics were also noteworthy in that Canada competed for the bronze medal and finished fourth overall, one of only three times in the past 80 years in which Canada has competed for an Olympic medal in basketball. Tollestrup also represented Canada in three Pan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Hansen (basketball)
Lars Erik Hansen (born September 27, 1954) is a Danish-Canadian former basketball center in the National Basketball Association for the Seattle SuperSonics. He also was a member of the Cinzano Milano, Eldorado Roma, OAR Ferrol and FC Barcelona Bàsquet in Europe. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. Hansen contributed to the Canada men's national basketball team finishing in eighth-place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, for the first time in twenty years. He participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, helping Canada to a fourth-place finish. In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Early years Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1956, two years after his birth, his family settled in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He later became a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School. In 1971, he led the team to the B.C. High School Boys' provincial semifinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romel Raffin
Romel Raffin (born April 23, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario) is a three-time Canadian Olympian in men's basketball. A resident of Kitchener, Ontario, Raffin played for Canada at the 1976, 1984, and 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the 1980 team as well which had qualified for the tournament but did not participate due to the Canadian Olympic Committee's decision to boycott the Moscow games. A centre-forward, Raffin played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1974 to 1978. He played professionally in Italy for one year and spent another year playing pro in Venezuela, with Cocodrilos de Caracas. In the early 80's Raffin taught physical education, as well as some other courses at Woodman Jr. High in Calgary. Raffin became basketball coach at Central Memorial High School in Calgary in 1989 and the school's athletic director in 1994. He was inducted as a player into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. See also *List of Pennsylvania State Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Town
Robert Frederick "Bob" Town (born October 4, 1949) was a member of the Canadian men's national basketball team between 1972 and 1976. Canada finished fourth at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Town graduated from Churchill High School. He played college basketball at the University of Manitoba from 1967 and 1972 and was named a CIAU All-Canadian in 1972. As a member of the national team, Town participated in various European tournaments, the World University Games in Moscow, the Pan Am Games, and the Montreal Olympics. Town was a member of the St. Andrews Super Saints which won the Canadian Senior Men's Championship both in 1975 and 1976. Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a Canadian museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, dedicated to honoring the history and achievements of sports in Manitoba. The organization began in 1980, and then opened a museum in The Forks in 1993. Afte ... in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Russell
James Russell (born 23 April 1952) is a Canadian basketball player, Olympian and a surgeon. His accomplishments include being the youngest starter for the Canadian men's national basketball team, performing well for Canada in multiple international tournaments, and being named the Canadian university (" CIAU") MVP in 1976. After his basketball career, Russell distinguished himself in the field of general surgery. International career Russell played for the Canadian national team from 1972 to 1979. At age 20, he was the youngest starter for the national team. Russell represented Canada in the 1976 Olympic games. Canada performed well in these Olympics, finishing fourth overall. This and the 1984 Olympics constitute the only occasions in the last 90 years in which Canada has competed for an Olympic medal in basketball. Russell performed well in this tournament, being Canada's 4th leading scorer with 10 ppg and Canada's third leading rebounder with 5 rbg. Russell represented Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |